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Table 5. Percent of 10th-grade students in schools with a specified physical or structural condition present, by urbanicity: 2002

 
UrbanicityTrash on floorTrash overflowingGraffitiCeiling in disrepairFloors/ walls not cleanBroken lightsChipped paint on wallsBroken windowsDoors not on all bathroom stalls
Urban27.57.97.69.335.04.516.70.926.9
Suburban20.55.75.86.329.43.26.61.422.7
Rural15.56.01.99.326.54.06.5#26.2
# The estimate rounds to zero.
NOTE: Estimates include the described condition if it was present at any of the observed school locations in question (i.e., hallways, classrooms, or bathrooms).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), An Examination of the Conditions of School Facilities Attended by 10th-Grade Students in 2002, (NCES 2006-302), table 6. Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Facilities Checklist. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.

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